Field Vision Quotes

I'm a drop-back passer, and those seldom win Heismans.

Aaron Rodgers - I love the way he scrambles and how he plays the game - he always makes great decisions with the ball.

I know Odell Beckham is the best ballplayer I've ever seen in my life, and Brandon Marshall is a Hall of Fame receiver and Sterling Shepard is very quick, no one can guard him.

I think I'm very good at reading coverage and knowing where I want to go with the ball before the ball is snapped.

Donovan McNabb has great, fast feet and has learned to lock them in to run the Eagles' offense effectively.

Carson Wentz, when you watch him on tape, No. 1, I just like a big guy that has athleticism.

I can't worry about what's going on up front, I've got to continue to keep my eyes down the field.

There's a lot of things I can get better at as an individual, knowing where defenders are, having a better awareness. Those are things I can work on.

A guy like Drew Brees is a guy that knows how to undress a defense. Most of the time he knows where he's gonna go before he even gets the ball. So he's ready to deliver that ball almost as soon as it comes to his hands.

Names that come to mind that I've learned from are Tom Brady - the way he gets the ball out and is so decisive. You can tell he is in total control out there. Another name is Aaron Rodgers, and how he's in total command. And also, Cam Newton, the way he has fun. I love that part of it.

I am not very tall but I am intelligent as a soccer player.

I’m concerned that if one of those two areas doesn’t play up to par – if they give up some points or they can’t run the football – and it gets stuck on Russell Wilson’s shoulders…if he has to stay in the pocket against good defenses, read coverages, make the right plays, see the field, that’s where I worry.

I think I could describe the perfect quarterback. Take a little piece of everybody. Take John Elway's arm, Dan Marino's release, maybe Troy Aikman's drop-back, Brett Favre's scrambling ability, Joe Montana's two-minute poise and, naturally, my speed.

I've said for many, many years, as long as I can ever remember, when I'm asked, 'Hey, what do you look for first in a quarterback?' The first thing I look for is accuracy, because the rest of it doesn't matter.

You can work on routes all day in practice but in the game what it comes down to is if somebody is open or not. You kind of go through your progressions and go through it that way.

Peyton Manning, you look at his physical abilities, there are a lot of things that are middle of the road. But his mastery of the data allows him to be ahead. I love watching him because he throws the ball so proactively.

Quarterback - it's a boring, monotonous position that revolves around consistency.

Obviously, I love the idea of athletic quarterbacks.

As a quarterback, you have to love it. As much as you like to turn around and hand the ball off - the whole traditional football game - as a quarterback, you gotta love putting it in the air.

Anybody who has watched me play knows I'm not one of the fastest guys, but I understand what's going on around me and what to look for. I know what the defense is doing.

You watch the great quarterbacks like Peyton Manning and Drew Brees and Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers. They all play so fast, but it's under control because they know what the defense is presenting to them before it happens. It allows them to anticipate things a little quicker, and that makes all the difference in the world.

Any quarterback that understands what the offense is really about is going to succeed.

The great ones have the ability to focus and tune everything else out and see more than the others. Average quarterbacks have tunnel vision. They see what's in front of them. The better you get, the more that tunnel expands, and the more guys on the field you see.

A lot of people think a running back is just a guy who lowers his shoulder and runs people over, and that's not my game.

I know that if something isn't open down field I can take advantage of my legs and make a play.